Desena/ Rodriguez/ Huhn - Toccata Miami & Other WorksComposer Ferdinando DeSena is no stranger to variation; from his previous electro acoustic concoctions to this dynamic blend of chamber orchestrations in TOCCATA MIAMI, a world of enticing conversation between tonal opposites begs to be uncovered in these expressive compositions. Oboe and piano dance in an ominous sonata soundscape, harps and flutes seek to sooth in Three Attitudes, and solo piano works shine with a Latin flair in the album's titular

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A plant designed to drain energy of a planet

complete with a teacup table and a glowing salt shaker lamp

The songs often look back to the golden era of Romanian music-when Bucharest radio stations tuned into the sounds of Aurel and Victor Gore

She is professor of flute at the Eastman School of Music

Their sound is heavier and more symphonic album

and a ton of immediate grooves

A folkloristic discovery-and much more

Kathleen Brennan

when they first sent me these recordings

already shows his mastery of the form

admired and met with hostility as an operatic stage director